The Ford Barn

RalphG · 11-07-2014, 02:16 PM

My dad drove Canadian gun towing vehicles (CMP) in WWII that were Ford built with flathead V8 engines although the truck had no resemblance whatsoever to Ford civilian trucks.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/751650...-cmp_vehicles/

Manuel · 11-10-2014, 05:18 PM

Here in Australia they are called Blitzes. Proper name for them is CMP's: Canadian Military Pattern.
They were used by the Allies in WW2. Commonwealth countries had them especially.
The GM versions were the same except they had Chev engines.

Manuel in Oz

Bruce Lancaster · 11-10-2014, 07:45 PM

I've got various repair manuals on the CMP vehicles. The heavy-duty stuff is impressive, they were very thoroughly planned out military vehicles. I want a Ford FAT!
Sort of a super-duty SUV...

11-07-2014, 02:16 PM	#21
RalphG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Sask. Canada Posts: 2,424	Re: Ford production during WW-2 My dad drove Canadian gun towing vehicles (CMP) in WWII that were Ford built with flathead V8 engines although the truck had no resemblance whatsoever to Ford civilian trucks. https://www.flickr.com/photos/751650...-cmp_vehicles/ __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/roosty6/videos

11-10-2014, 05:18 PM	#22
Manuel Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ACT Australia Posts: 506	Re: Ford production during WW-2 Here in Australia they are called Blitzes. Proper name for them is CMP's: Canadian Military Pattern. They were used by the Allies in WW2. Commonwealth countries had them especially. The GM versions were the same except they had Chev engines. Manuel in Oz

11-10-2014, 07:45 PM	#23
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: Ford production during WW-2 I've got various repair manuals on the CMP vehicles. The heavy-duty stuff is impressive, they were very thoroughly planned out military vehicles. I want a Ford FAT! Sort of a super-duty SUV...